Green Green Grasslands 青青草原, Cingjing 清境農場

This is part of the fun Taiwan travel series. View the full itinerary here.

On the day we planned to visit Green Green Grasslands, we woke up to the bright morning sun. Thank God for clear weather!!!

Side note: I cannot stress enough the importance of checking the weather on your travel plans. It is pointless, really pointless to plan for all those wonderful places to visit (ESPECIALLY outdoor) if it's raining, or worse, typhoon season. So, do your research!

Since there's a free shuttle service from Misty Villa to Green Green Grasslands, we went down to the reception and informed the owner about our plans.

We settled down to a wholesome Taiwanese-style breakfast, a la buffet. By the way. the white cabbage in Cingjing is to die for. I have never tasted such sweetness and crunchiness before. I just love Taiwanese vegetables and fruits!

Our shuttle arrived punctually at 9:30. After a short drive uphill, we reached our destination.

Small Swiss Garden 小瑞士花園, Cingjing 清境

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Having reached Cingjing early, after refreshing ourselves, we set out to explore the surrounding areas near our minsu.

We started off by having a light lunch at MOS Burger, Starbucks Plaza. It was drizzling slightly and so we headed indoors to somewhere warm first.

Lip smacking burgers. Definitely going to miss them!

Misty Villa 雲濛仙境民宿, Cingjing 清境

This is part of the fun Taiwan travel series. View the full itinerary here.

After checking out from our hotel in Sun Moon Lake, we hopped on E-go bus which would take us to Cingjing. We would be spending the night there in Misty Villa  for another relaxing experience.

Misty Villa is another minsu we found using TripAdvisor. It's a great place to stay in Cingjing due to the convenient location and all inclusive packages available.

From CingJing (清境) to Taipei (台北) (and vice versa)

There are only 2 options, really.

1. Private cab / taxi
I have no idea how it's going to cost. But it's probably pretty expensive.

2. CingJing bus (E-Go)
Duration: 4 hours, once a day
Cost:
One-way: NT780 (weekday) NT880 (Holiday)
Roundtrip: NT1260 (2 weekdays) NT1360 (1 weekday + 1 holiday) NT1480 (2 holdays)

Refer to their website for more details.
http://www.cingjingbus.tw/ratesaschedule.html

Not going to Taipei? You might find this useful.
CingJing - Sun Moon Lake

From Sun Moon Lake (日月潭) to CingJing (清境)

There are several ways to travel from Sun Moon Lake to CingJing, Taiwan.

Although both are located in the Nantou vicinity, the distance between those 2 places are quite far apart.

1. Taxi / Cab

The most convenient option would, of course, be by taxi or cab.

Downside is that this option would be expensive unless if you have a group of people traveling together to share the expenses.

Taxis can be found near the Shuishe Pier of Sun Moon Lake. Alternatively, if you spent a night in one of the minshus around this area, you could ask the owner or minshu operator to call a cab.